Talk:VOB

Some questions
I have Canon CamCorder DC 10 and use the.VOB format. Is this normal for a camera? Which program is the best for editing? I have Roxio myDVD, but is that really that good? Other cameras, do they use VOB and which program? I don't get Windows Movie Maker to work. Why? Thanks for helt, I really need some answers here... :) NorwegianMarcus 17:01, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Copyright violation
strange... this article is very similar to the one found here: http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/vob.cfm. i don't know if they copied this, or if the page's creator copied them, so i'm not going to list it as a source yet. can somebody look into this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.103.152 (talk • contribs)
 * Thanks, I've reported it to WP:CP. -- intgr 13:49, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone know how to move a VOB file (that's on a Dvd) onto an iPod video? I own the DVD to a TV series, and I was wondering if I could add it to my iPod. Thanks, Nicole


 * This is not the right place to ask such a question, but the answer is yes. It needs to be transcoded first into a suitable format for the iPod.  The App 'Air Video' accomplishes this, but as a bonus allows you to play video on your iPod that is actually stored on a PC, transcoding on the fly. 109.153.242.10 (talk) 13:21, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Apple DVD Player
Apple's DVD Player app does indeed play VIDEO_TS folders reliably, regardless of the claims made by the source. It's inaccurate to say VOB formats can be played on the Macintosh with VLC and MPlayer, which are clearly cross-platform alternatives to Apple DVD Player and the Apple Quicktime MPEG2 plugin, both of which are specifically designed for VOB playback. The Apple programs should be listed first to more accurately reflect the user experience.

Copy Protection
Does VOB include copy protection? How do VOB files on a copy protected DVD differ from a non copy protected DVD?


 * The VOB does not include copy protection as such. Copy protection is accomplished by encrypting the data stream. 109.153.242.10 (talk) 13:22, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Competing Technologies
I'm removing this section for the following reasons: Starshadow&#124;Talk 20:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The section is taken almost word for word from ratDVD, thus is written entirely from that perspective.
 * The technologies listed aren't competing with VOB in the sense they are competing with ratDVD. In fact, in terms of the files that are used on DVD-Video discs, there is no competition whatsoever.

Container Formats
MPEG-2 should be listed as a container format (general). Given the ambiguity with MPEG-2 as an encoding standard (it's both, see MPEG-2 from which the quote below comes), I suggest adding two entries MPEG-TS and MPEG-PS to the table.

MPEG-2 includes a Systems part (part 1) that defines two distinct (but related) container formats. One is Transport Stream, which is designed to carry digital video and audio over somewhat-unreliable media. MPEG-2 Transport Stream is commonly used in broadcast applications, such as ATSC and DVB. MPEG-2 Systems also defines Program Stream, a container format that is designed for reasonably reliable media such as disks. MPEG-2 Program Stream is used in the DVD and SVCD standards. MPEG-2/System is formally known as ISO/IEC 13818-1 and as ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 k'j'jpjp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.77.49.96 (talk) 02:45, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

w2f —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.95.160.143 (talk) 09:53, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

fs restriction
Aren't the vob broken into 1 gb chunks because the dvd fs cant take files more than 2 or 4 gb?--Baruch ben Alexander - ☠☢☣ 21:57, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It's in the article: On the DVD, all the content for one title set (VTS) is contiguous, but broken up into 1 GiB VOB files in the computer compatible file systems for the convenience of the various operating systems.[3] Each VOB file must be less than or equal to one GiB .[8]
 * From the source: As you can see the maximum size of a VOB file is 1GB. In fact the files must be smaller than or exactly one GB (1024x1024x1024Bytes), but there are certain which aren't and these can't be played on a PC.
 * But I think this is the information you want: Ondertitel (talk) 13:16, 6 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm seeing a lot of new DVDs that have 1.1GB VOB files, which violates the specifications. 173.25.242.198 (talk) 01:56, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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